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Why did I end up relying on Haruta?

That's what I always think

Until ent to elementary school Haruta and I were childhood friends who lived next to each other Our reunion dates back to the spring of this year ly entered our high school Back then I was secretly deter I decided that I would part with ' short hair and trousers from my middle school days and enter into a lady-like club activity I had no lingering affections for the volleyball club that seemed to operate like a japanese corporation which was open for 24 hours a day for a whole year Not to mention that there were off-seasons in the professional sports as well, so it was irritating no ates of the Wind Enseed for since my time in middle school Wind instruh threshold like with classical enre didn't s If it's a wind instruh school, so I felt that I'd be right in tiirls' volleyball club, ere insistent like snakes fro the flute I desperately persuaded ainst evil spirits

But a tragedy occurred when I was about to reportof the club The club president aardly showed raphed were seven club raduated Eh, eh? Only three second years are left over Eeeeh! Toabolished as the advising teacher had a change of post My face grew pale The senpais of the girls' volleyball club high fived At that moment I heard an idiotic voice that said, ”Uhee” It was a male first-year student who peeked into the album

For the first time in nine years I was reunited with Haruta who had become able to play the horn

I heard the sound of tapping and beating on iron

I looked up in a daze while picking up on the rhyth of the construction site and the 's un

Three days were left until the cultural festival Starting fro and the time for preparations for the cultural festival was set aside starting from noon The enormous monument in the courtyard came steadily close to completion The richly colored decorations of the school building, the horizontal banners and posters were to be pasted all over the place The anticipation of the students would increase because the school's ated every day little by little is what I would like to think

The facial expressions of those of us in the executive co to an end today

”Chikaa”

Fellow executive co the pa

Nozo Club and was skilled at drawing a Theone person from each cultural club The tasks were odd jobs, but the solidarity was strong

”I'rasped the sleeve of my uniform ”I wasn't able to help out with everyone”

”Wasn't today the deadline for the pamphlets?”

”But still,” Nozomi blearily blinked her puffy eyes from a lack of sleep

The executive coathered at the school building at six in theIt was held in order to carefully look for the lost copper sulfate crystal one lass bottle stands out plenty Perhaps soht it out impulsively, was troubled about how to use it and threw it away somewhere The science rooe divider container and so forth We looked high and low for any place we could coot stolen after all,” Nozo silent, I was eet into the newspapers, huh If that happens it will be cancelled”

Apart fro the worst case scenario, the possibility also existed that the copper sulfate would be abused for crian to curse that yearly custooal

”Chika, I' Nozoh it's us who restrained you who said to notify the police”

Actually, when the loss of the copper sulfate crystal caht the executive committee had split up into two factions The one who insisted that we should inform the teachers and contact the police, was me It was unnecessary to tell this to Haruta However, eventually the outco faction of Nozo faction believes in the conscience of the students of this school So faction told us with a loud voice that the report to the teachers would be delayed by a couple of days and if they couldn't find a solution in that time frame, they would take responsibility But I wondered just how they would take responsibility It's probably a good word to say carelessly I felt that it was no longer possible to turn back

”If it isn't found before the day is over the police will be contacted, aht?” I earnestly asked her

While on the way to the entrance, Nozo up till the end, huh?”

This tiuely with a feeble ”Yes”

”You'll ht?”

Make do soht of those empty words could be felt By no means there were any people ill somehow make do like that As far as I know at this school, save for two --

”Hoas Fuji Nozomi

Fujiht person ould be suitable in a doctor's gown He was the person who lost the copper sulfate crystal and he is also the one who Nozo desperate and is trying topies Haa”

I don't know him very well, but it seems like he's at the end of his wits That much is a justified retribution It happened when I brushed Nozoh

”Heeey Homura-san”

A voice called my family name from faraway Startled at that voice, I turned around

Kusakabe-sensei held up a hand and ca entlenobita-kun This year he took up a position at our school and gladly beca the Wind Enseather newwith Haruta, while I' next to Sensei I recognize her If I'y Club

”Just the people I wanted to see”

Kusakabe-sensei faced Nozolasses suited him well

”See Yesterday there was a coht? That's resolved It caused some trouble for the executive committee otten that so like that had happened

”Haa,” Nozos were stol--”

I covered Nozo?” Kusakabe-sensei asked

”Nothing at all!” I yelled involuntarily with a big voice I blushed and looked doard After a silence, I sensed the presence of Kusakabe-sensei quietly opening his mouth overhead

”Nevertheless, many places such as classrooms and clubrooms will be open in preparation for the cultural festival”

Nozomi felt nervous